It is now realized that most bacteria live in a biofilm state, where cells aggregate together and surround themselves with a protective array of secreted molecules, called EPS (i.e., extracellular ...

Mitochondria have primarily been known as the energy-producing components of cells. But scientists are increasingly ...

Dual roles of the conditional extracellular vesicles derived from Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms: Promoting and inhibiting bacterial biofilm growth. Biofilm , 2024; 7: 100183 DOI: 10.1016/j ...

When we think about bacteria, we may imagine single cells swimming in solution. However, similarly to humans, bacterial cells often socialize, using surfaces to coalesce into complex heterogeneous ...

A team of US-based scientists recently developed a novel vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2, the causative pathogen of COVID-19. The vaccine is composed of extracellular vesicles of Salmonella ...

Messenger bubbles produced by human cells can pick up bacterial products and deliver them to other cells, University of Connecticut researchers report in the Nov. 16 issue of Nature Cell Biology.

A research team led by Occidental College has identified a previously unknown symbiosis; deep sea spiders that cultivate and ...

Extracellular appendages on gut bacteria accelerate the transfer of antibiotic-resistance genes. “The death toll from antimicrobial resistance is expected to match cancer by 2050, meaning we urgently ...

Bacterial extracellular vesicles (BEVs) coated with immunoglobulin A (IgA) are found in high concentrations in ulcerative colitis and bind to CD89 receptors on immune cells, ...